hey pals, i was hoping i could get some input on a potential new build. my little sister spends a ridiculous amount of time playing violent murder simulators, but her murder simulating machine is starting to show its age -- it's a bit over two years old, and it was mid-range when i bought it.
her birthday is coming up, so i figured i'd buy her a new murder simulator, but i'm in no better financial condition than i was last time around. so without further adieu, going down the list in the sticky:
this machine is going to be used for gaming.
this machine has a budget of around $400.
the parts for this machine will be purchased in the US.
i strongly prefer AMD processors, and (usually) western digital hard drives, but budget constraints have led me to make some compromises.
i don't plan on reusing any parts.
i've searched for similar threads and found little.
i have no intention of overclocking.
that being said, i hope nobody is going to want to flay me alive for linking to the parts as i foudn them on newegg, since it makes it a lot easier to look at the specs all in one spot. here:
Video: EVGA 512-P2-N756-TR GeForce 8600GT 512MB
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2
Memory: Transcend JETRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NVIDIA GeForce6100 / nForce430 uATX AMD Motherboard
PSU: APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply
DVD: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
HDD: EXCELSTOR Jupiter Callisto Series 80GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive
Case: POWMAX MM3800 Beige SGCC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Fans:
MASSCOOL FD06025S1M3/4 60mm Case Fan
MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 Case Fan
her birthday is coming up, so i figured i'd buy her a new murder simulator, but i'm in no better financial condition than i was last time around. so without further adieu, going down the list in the sticky:
this machine is going to be used for gaming.
this machine has a budget of around $400.
the parts for this machine will be purchased in the US.
i strongly prefer AMD processors, and (usually) western digital hard drives, but budget constraints have led me to make some compromises.
i don't plan on reusing any parts.
i've searched for similar threads and found little.
i have no intention of overclocking.
that being said, i hope nobody is going to want to flay me alive for linking to the parts as i foudn them on newegg, since it makes it a lot easier to look at the specs all in one spot. here:
Video: EVGA 512-P2-N756-TR GeForce 8600GT 512MB
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2
Memory: Transcend JETRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NVIDIA GeForce6100 / nForce430 uATX AMD Motherboard
PSU: APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply
DVD: LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
HDD: EXCELSTOR Jupiter Callisto Series 80GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive
Case: POWMAX MM3800 Beige SGCC Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
Fans:
MASSCOOL FD06025S1M3/4 60mm Case Fan
MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 Case Fan
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